International Events

SN	Name	Date	Location
01	International Conference on "Plants: their Chemical and Biological Applications for Today and Tomorrow"	07-09/03/2017	HH Campus, UOG
02	International Conference on Medical Science: Global Health Challenges and Indigenous Solution in the Current Dynamic of Pakistan (MEDCONNMCUOG2017)	03-05/03/2017	HH Campus, UOG
03	Two Days International Workshop on Research Proposal Writing and Research Ethics for MPhil/PhD Students of Economics	1-2/08/2016	University of Gujrat
04	Wastewater Treatment and Alternative Energy	16-17/05/2016	HH Campus, UOG
05	Contemporary Pakistan	20-21/04/2016	HH Campus, UOG
06	Smart ICT Infrastructures for Disaster Management and Resilience/ 9th International Conference on Software, Knowledge, Information Management & Applications	15-17/12/2015	HH Campus, UOG
07	Sustainability Challenges and Solution in Post 2015 Development	01-03/12/2015	HH Campus, UOG
08	5G Emerging Technologies for Disaster Management – British Council Researchers Link	14-17/01/2015	HH Campus, UOG
09	Professional Development Training on: Ensuring Training Effectiveness. AIT, Bangkok, Thailand.	16/01/2012 to 03/02/2012	HH Campus, UOG
10	Introduction to Survey Research Techniques” conducted at the Institute for Social and Environmental Research	14-18/11/2011	HH Campus, UOG
11	Pakistan Program for Research Collaboration(PPCR)	14-18/11/2011	HH Campus, UOG
12	HEC Scholarship for Post-Doc	09/05/2011 to 03/06/2011	HH Campus, UOG
13	Survey Data Analysis Organized by Institute for Social and Environmental Research - Nepal	06/04/2011	HH Campus, UOG

Research Projects

SN	Title of Project	Principal Investigator	Designation & Department	Date of Approval M/D/Y	Nature of Project
1	Taleem Sab Ke Liay	Dr Fouzia Maqsood	Professor, Sociology	01/01/2017	Joint Research Project
2	Gender Equity Program	Dr Fouzia Maqsood	Professor, Sociology	12/01/2016	Joint Research Project
3	Underground power cable detection	Engr Shoaib Rauf	Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering	9/27/2016	ICT Funded Projects
4	Real time electric power generation from tube-wells and synchronization with WAPDA supply	Engr Irfan Qaiser	Lecturer, Electrical Engineering	9/27/2016	ICT Funded Projects
5	Brain controlled wheelchair using BCI technology	Engr Irfan Qaiser	Lecture, Electrical Engineering	9/27/2016	ICT Funded Projects
6	Hybrid automatic transfer switch	Engr Mian Rizwan	Lab Engineer, Electrical Engineering	9/27/2016	ICT Funded Projects
7	Design and Implementation of Small Scale Vertical Axis Wind Turbine based on Magnetically Levitated Axial Flux Permanent Manet Generator	Engr. Safdar Rasool,	Lab Engineer, Department of Electrical Engineering	8/10/2015	ICT Funded Projects
8	Designing and Implementation of Solar Based Refrigeration Unit	Engr. Shoaib Rauf	Lecturer, Department of Electrical Engineering	8/10/2015	ICT Funded Projects
9	Micro Hydro Power Using UOG Main Water Tank	Engr. Ali Asghar	Lecturer, Department of Electrical Engineering	8/10/2015	ICT Funded Projects
10	Solar Powered Fiber Optical Lightning System.	Mr Naeem Abbas Kalair	Assistant Prof, Department of Electrical Engr, UOG	5/9/2014	ICT Funded Projects
11	Intelligent Power Sharing of Transformer with auto Protection & GSM Monitoring.	Engr Shoaib Rauf	Assistant Prof, Department of Electrical Engr, UOG	5/9/2014	ICT Funded Projects
12	Voice Recognition Solar Vehicle.	Engr Shoaib Rauf	Assistant Prof, Department of Electrical Engr, UOG	5/9/2014	ICT Funded Projects
13	Raspberry Pi Car Automation	Mr Muhammad Usman Ali	Department of IT, UOG	5/9/2014	ICT Funded Projects
14	Wireless Health Monitoring System	Engr Fawad Javaid	Department of IT, UOG	5/9/2014	ICT Funded Projects
15	Enhancement of Usability and User Acceptance for Farmers	Mr Javed Anjum Sheikh	Department of IT, UOG	5/9/2014	ICT Funded Projects
16	Design & Implementation of UAV Quad Copter Controlled through and Computer	Nauman Riaz Choudhry	Assistant Prof, Department of CS, UOG	2/26/2013	ICT Funded Projects
17	Unibook	Mr Zafar Mehmood	Lecturer, Department of CS, UOG	2/26/2013	ICT Funded Projects
18	Quad Copter with rela time Camera and Self Balancing	Engr Umer Inam Butt	HOD, Electrical Engr, UOG	2/26/2013	ICT Funded Projects
19	Detection and Distinguish of Colors by a robotic arm mechanism and picking up the right color as instructed	Engr Uzma Amir	Electrical Engr, UOG	2/26/2013	ICT Funded Projects
20	Norani Qaida tutor	Muhammad Usman Ali	Assistant Prof, Department of CS, UOG	2/26/2013	ICT Funded Projects
21	Home Automation using Zig Bee	Muhammad Usman Ali	Assistant Prof, Department of CS, UOG	2/26/2013	ICT Funded Projects
22	Kinetic Based Distance Learning 3D System	Muhammad Usman Ali	Assistant Prof, Department of CS, UOG	2/26/2013	ICT Funded Projects
23	Design of Efficient Scheduling Algorithms for 3.5/4G Wireless Network	Dr Anam Haidar	Associate Prof, Department of Electrical Engr, UOG	2/26/2013	ICT Funded Projects

Objectives

ORIC, besides facilitating the development of the university, increases brand recognition, improves the quality of management, guarantees success in research and development and increases the university's productivity and efficiency.

The fundamental objectives of the department are to:

represent the university's interests in research and development,
coordinate development projects and competitions in the university,
administer databases for research and development, which is essential for the management of the university to undertake related analyses,
disseminate information on research and development and related funding opportunities,
consult applicants for R&D projects and of the participants in such projects, and manage related contracts,
organize reporting on research and development activities.
identify research opportunities for faculty members
facilitate faculty to apply for research grants
provide legal, administrative and financial management support of research grants
support commercialization, licensing etc, of the university research products
promote the research culture
encourage the publishing of the subject journals
develop focal point for all the research related works in connection with funds/liaison with the funding agencies
support in patent filing
identify new ways and opportunities of collaborations.
create awareness regarding the ongoing research in UOG and also encouraging University-Industry linkages
arrange Training and Development programs

In the light of above-mentioned functions and activities, ORIC is responsible for providing assistance and guidance to the faculty members and PhD scholars in the research projects and also responsible to interact with Higher Education Commission, Islamabad, and other funding/donor agencies.

ORIC Ranking

UOG ORIC Ranking

Purpose

The purpose of the ORIC is to develop, expand, enhance and manage the university’s research programs and to link research activities directly to the educational, social and economic priorities of the university and its broader community. The ORIC is also responsible for assuring that the quality of research reflects the highest international standards and advances the stature of the university among the world’s best research institutions.

In pursuit of this mission the ORIC has the responsibility of guaranteeing that all research programs and policies reflect the core values of academic freedom, professional integrity and ethical conduct and full compliance with all policies, legal requirements and operational standards of the university.

Office of Research, Innovation and Commercialization(ORIC)

The Office of Research, Innovation and Commercialization (ORIC) was established in September 2011 in pursuance of the policy of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) Islamabad to make research a top priority for a sustainable economic growth and future knowledge economy.
The purpose of ORIC is to serve as a pivotal point to encompass all the research activities, develop, expand, enhance and manage the university’s research programs and to link research activities directly to the educational, social and economic priorities of the university and its broader community, under a single umbrella. The ORIC is also responsible for assuring that the quality of research reflects the highest international standards and advances. ORIC is working to promote the stature of the university among the world’s best research institutions.
ORIC is striving hard to strengthen the research culture in all disciplines of the university to bring it at par with other institutions of higher learning within the country and abroad. It maintains the highest standards of research of both students and faculty. The ORIC has positively set the pace to match up to the challenges in the field of research and commercialization.
ORIC provides end-to-end services for all the matters pertaining to research & development, innovation, commercialization, patent, collaborations, and for arranging seminars, symposiums, conferences and workshops, etc.